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Propellerhead Complex-1 Modular Synth Rack
Extension for Reason
Propellerhead Software has released Complex-1, a modular synthesizer plug-in for Reason.
Drawing from several schools of modular synth aesthetics, Complex-1 is designed to bring the
quirks, freedom, and sonic depth of modular synthesis to the Reason Rack. It boasts a four-times oversampled synthesis engine, a freely routable
signal, and modulation path.
There are more than 150 patches included and, unlike a hardware modular synthesizer, nothing can break and there’s an undo button. The
selection of modules in Complex-1 brings a mix of modular synth ideologies to the Reason Rack. The Complex Oscillator, Low Pass Gates, and Shaper
modules build on the works of Don Buchla
(or West Coast style) and the regular Oscillator
and ladder design Filter module are derived
more from the Bob Moog school of synth
design. Users can combine them in any way
and craft their own unique synth sounds.
For more information, contact Hal Leon-
ard: 414-774-3630, FAX 414-774-3259,
[email protected], www.halleonard.com.
Fender Flea Jazz Bass
Active
Fender Musical Instruments
Corporation (FMIC) has
released the Flea Jazz Bass
Active, marking Fender’s sec-
ond collaboration with the
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist.
This bass was designed to
complement Flea’s vintage-style
recording bass: a Shell Pink Flea
Jazz Bass Fender reproduced with
him in 2016. The brainchild of Flea
and Fender Custom Shop Master
Builder Jason Smith, the new
active model is “hyper-modern”
and represents Flea’s energetic on-
stage presence and style.
This U.S.-made, stage-
ready active Jazz Bass features
an offset alder body offered
in two finishes: satin
Inca silver and satin
shell pink. The model
has a smooth and fast
satin polyurethane neck
finish with a matching
headstock and a 22-fret
“C”-shaped maple neck,
12-16-in. radius maple
fingerboard, and a
1.6-in. wide nut. The
model is completed
by a high-output
humbucker with an
Aguilar OBP-1 18-volt
preamp.
For more information,
contact FMIC: 480-596-9690,
www.fender.com.
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